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If you are attending the Wednesday Night Supper, please check the number of meals in the attendance book. The meal for April 22nd is Pot roast, mashed potatoes, corn and rolls.  Salad choices are:  Grilled chicken, fried chicken or chef’s.  Dressing choices are ranch, blue cheese, honey mustard or balsamic vinaigrette.  Please mark your choice under the meal on the attendance sheet.  Put M for meal, GCS, FCS, CS for salad choice and R, HM, BC or BV for dressing choice.  The cost of the meal is $9.00 for adults, $5.00 for children and $10.00 for salad.

The flowers today are given by Jamie and Jon Guffy in honor of Julia’s 12th birthday.

Ladies, mark your calendars now! Friday, May 8 is our annual Mother Daughter Friend Banquet!  The theme is "Beautifully Purposed and Loved" selected by our Christian Comedian and Speaker Cherie Nettles. This year's decor will feature a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ambiance. For fun, guests are invited to wear a black dress or black pants & top with pearls if they wish! The banquet will be held in the PSUMC Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m. and will be catered by Tim's Catering. Tickets will be $16 for adults and $7 for children under 12. Please see Tara Bobb, Regina Lowell, Delane Reynolds, or Flo Johnosn for tickets! We will sell tickets for several weeks in April, as well as the first Sunday in May. To get a proper headcount, all tickets must be purchased by Sunday, May 3.

Today is Native American Ministry Sunday.

Worship Committee will meet on April 26 after Worship.

SPRC will meet on April 26 at 1 pm in Room 104.

Bible Study at 4 pm on Wednesdays in Room 104

Choir practice at 6 pm on Wednesdays

The South Carolina UWF emphasis for the month of April is the Columbia Bethlehem Center.  ***There is a bin in the Narthex for a collection of items needed by the center. If all of us drop in one or two items, we should have a sizable donation!  Please consider bringing bathroom/all purpose cleaners, bleach, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, hand soap, dish detergent, paper towels, toilet tissue, trash bags, small waters, and gift cards to Walmart, Food Lion, or Family Dollar

Items for Health Kits for Mission to Ecuador:  Toothbrushes Adult and Children’s Toothpaste, Dental Floss, Bar soap, Wash clothes, Sunscreen Travel Size, please and Combs. The personal sizes or travel size is best since we have to pack all the supplies in suit cases to take with us.  We will have a bin in the Narthex for collecting the items. Here is the Amazon link for the wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1KZQSWL589W8G?ref_=wl_share

Items needed for God’s Helping Hands – Sugar, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, flour, grits, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, cream of potato soup, cereal, cookies, mac/cheese, noodles and canned vegetables.

Save the date. May 2nd 8-12 will be the Choir fundraising Rummage sale.  Plan now to get a table and join us. Please see or call Regina Lowell 803-206-8199 to reserve a table today.  Table cost are $30 for 8 ft/$20 for round. Joe’s famous meaty spaghetti sauce, available for sale at the rummage sale. Any leftover sauce will be available for purchase on Sunday, May 3. The price is $12 a quart or $7 a pint.

       Worship Service for April 19, 2026

Service of Worship

Platt Springs United Methodist Church

West Columbia, SC

April 19,2026 – 11 A.M.

3rd Sunday of Easter

Welcome                                                                                                          Pastor Debbie

*Please stand as the light of Christ is brought forward                                                                

*Choral Introit                “All Hail King Jesus”                                                          Choir                                                                                  

*Call to Worship                                                                                            Pastor Debbie

Leader: God of the Living Word, you come to us in sacred story and in bread broken

People: Open our eyes, Lord, that we might recognize Jesus and follow Him

Leader: May the words of the Risen Christ burn in our hearts as we continue our journey

All: We have come to see the living God. Let us worship with joy!

*Hymn                “Open My Eyes, That I May See”                                        UMH # 454                                    

Acts 2: 14, 36-41 (CEB)                                                                                   Julia Guffey                  

Pastoral Prayer                       (followed by the Lord’s Prayer)                   Pastor Debbie

Young Disciples                                                                                             Pastor Debbie

*Affirmation of Faith                        “The Apostles Creed”                             UMH #881                                  

*Gloria Patri                                       “Glory Be To the Father”                                  # 70              

Worshipping God with Our Gifts, Tithes & Offerings

Offertory:                   “Let There Be Peace on Earth”                                                  Choir                                        

*Doxology                             “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow”                 # 95                              

*Gospel Reading                          Luke 24:13-35                                             Pastor Debbie  

Sermon                         Opening Our Eyes                                                       Pastor Debbie

*Closing Hymn                   “Christ is Alive”        vs. 1,3, &5                           UMH # 318              

*Benediction:  Go as those who have been touched by resurrection. And may the blessing of God be with you as you leave this place. Amen.

*Postlude (* We invite you to stand and participate when able)

Prayer List April 19, 2026

  Surgeries/Hospital/Sick

Rick and Deree Stobaugh

David Brantley

James and Elaine Ward

Sharon Grecu

Sue Rhodes

Barbara Antley

Becky Paynter

Nursing Homes/Assisted Living/ Hospice/Rehab

Paul Mullins, Debbie Summers's uncle

Jessie Sargent

Fred Olafson (Danika White’s father)

Jim Asbill

Barbara Hendrix

Retirement Communities

Lucy Eden

Helen Tarbox

Coretta Safriet

Shirley Ward

Family/Friends/Community

Ashley Steele

Vernon Cunningham, Sandy Cobia’s brother

Kathy Mott, Marie Thompson’s sister

Matt Anderson, friend of Laura Hooper

Ann Bull, friend of Laura Hooper

Laren Bowers, friend of Marie Thompson

Marilyn Persinger, Noble Miller’s sister

Toni Furbringer, friend of Debra Moore

Mosi Bayo, friend of Debra Moore

Mary and George Gentry, Pastor Debbie’s sister and brother-in-law

Military

Parker Albrecht, Navy

Donovan O’Dea, Army

Spencer Miller, Air Force

Bailey Roberson, Army (deployed)

Condolences

To the family of Anne Piercy

To the family of Pat Roseborough

To keep in contact with everyone on our prayer list we're going to clean the names that have been here for several weeks. If your name, or a loved one's name, has been listed here for three weeks, make sure to give Melody at (803)794-3415 a call so we'll keep them listed.

PSUMC: A Great Place to Be.

Phone: 803-794-3415

email: melody@psumc.org

3215 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29170

Office Hours: Mon-Thur 9:00am to 1:00pm

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